| The CASH BOX R&B Top 70 | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 5, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PILLOW TALK Sylvia (Vibration 521) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | LEAVING ME Independents (Wand 11252) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
| 3 | MASTERPIECE Temptations (Gordy 7126) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (Westbound 214) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 5 | I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (20th Century 2018) | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
| 6 | WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519) | 6 | 14 | 19 | 6 | |
| 7 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |
| 8 | THE CISCO KID War (United Artists 163) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | CALL ME (Come Back Home) Al Green (Hi 2235) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 10 | I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City (Chelsea 0113) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 11 | I CAN UNDERSTAND IT New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 12 | SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201) | 13 | 19 | 29 | 6 | |
| 13 | NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
| 14 | OH LA DE DA Staple Singers (Stax 0156) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 15 | FENCEWALK Mandrill (Polydor 14163) | 18 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 16 | GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION Dells (Cadet 5696) | 22 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| 17 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London 1046) | 21 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
| 18 | IT AIN’T ALWAYS WHAT YOU DO (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) Soul Children (Stax 0152) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 19 | ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS First Choice (Philly Groove 175) | 23 | 28 | 33 | 7 | |
| 20 | WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | 25 | 26 | 23 | 7 | |
| 21 | ONE OF A KIND (Love Affair) Spinners (Atlantic 2962) | 37 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN Dramatics (Volt 4090) | 31 | 37 | 65 | 4 | |
| 23 | ALWAYS Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115) | 27 | 30 | 35 | 9 | |
| 24 | I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU South Side Movement (Wand 11251) | 29 | 34 | 40 | 11 | |
| 25 | AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like The One I’ve Got) Four Tops (Dunhill 4339) | 15 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |
| 26 | DO YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY Tommie Young (Soul Power 112) | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |
| 27 | HALLELUJAH DAY Jackson 5 (Motown 1224) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 8 | |
| 28 | WALKING THE BACK STREETS AND CRYING Little Milton (Stax 0124) | 36 | 38 | 51 | 4 | |
| 29 | ACROSS 110TH STREET Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
| 30 | DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3526) | 30 | 27 | 27 | 7 | |
| 32 | BROTHER’S GONNA WORK IT OUT Willie Hutch (Motown 1222) | 38 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY James Brown (Polydor 14168) | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 34 | YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3525) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 9 | |
| 35 | STEP BY STEP Joe Simon (Spring 133) | 28 | 18 | 10 | 12 | |
| 36 | IT’S HARD TO STOP (Doing Something When It’s Good To You) Betty Wright (Alston 4617) | 44 | 47 | 49 | 6 | |
| 37 | MR. MAGIC MAN Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 74-0898) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 10 | |
| 38 | LORD DON’T MOVE THE MOUNTAIN Inez Andrews (Song Bird 1203) | 39 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| 39 | DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN Crusaders (Blue Thumb 225) | 41 | 43 | 48 | 4 | |
| 40 | BLOOD DONORS NEEDED (Give All You Can) David Ruffin (Motown 1223) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 5 | |
| 41 | BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, GIRL The Persuaders (Atco 6919) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 5 | |
| 42 | THINK James Brown (Polydor 14177) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 621) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A GOOD WOMAN (That’s What It Takes To Keep Her) Denise LaSalle (Westbound 215) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | LOVE AND HAPPINESS Earnest Jackson (Stone 200) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 4 | |
| 46 | MAMA FEELGOOD Lyn Collins (People 618) | 49 | 53 | 58 | 7 | |
| 47 | WITH A CHILD’S HEART Michael Jackson (Motown 1218) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | HERE IS WHERE THE LOVE IS Bobby Wilson (Chain 2101) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO Charles Mann (ABC 11347) | 54 | 56 | 57 | 4 | |
| 50 | ALL THE HEAVEN A MAN REALLY NEEDS Joe Tex (Dial 1021) | 52 | 52 | 56 | 4 | |
| 51 | LOVIN’ ON BORROWED TIME William Bell (Stax 0157) | 53 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | BREAKAWAY Millie Jackson (Spring 134) | 58 | 61 | 62 | 5 | |
| 53 | I DON’T WANT TO MAKE YOU WAIT Delfonics (Philly Groove 176) | 56 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | I CAN MAKE IT THRU THE DAYS (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11351) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (pt. 1) Intruders (Gamble 2506) | 61 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2021) | 59 | 62 | 63 | 4 | |
| 57 | FINDER’S KEEPERS Chairmen Of The Board (Invictus 1251) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | INSTIGATING (Trouble Making Fool) Whatnauts (GSF 6897) | 60 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | THERE’S NO ME WITHOUT YOU Manhattans (Columbia 45838) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | I’LL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 69) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | COUNTRY JUNKY Kool & Gang (De-Lite 555) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2961) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | MY HEART JUST KEEPS ON BREAKIN’ Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55496) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | CHECK OUT YOUR MIND Maxayn (Capricorn 0017) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | THINK Soul Searchers (Sussex 253) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | SPELL Blue Magic (Atco 6910) | — | — | 54 | 3 | |
| 67 | FOREVER Baby Washington & Don Gardner (Master Five 9103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | BONGO ROCK Incredible Bongo Band (Pride 1015) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | IT’S FOREVER Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3529) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | I GOT TO BE MYSELF Rance Allen Group (The Gospel Truth 1208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box expanded its R&B chart from 65 positions (66 the previous week) to 70. |
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